ISBN:
9781351843287
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
1 Online-Ressource (255 pages)
Serie:
Society and Aging Ser
Paralleltitel:
Print version Carmel, Sara Lessons on Aging from Three Nations : The Art of Caring for Older Adults
DDC:
305.26091722
Kurzfassung:
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Prologue -- Acknowledgments -- SECTION 1: THE ART OF CAREGIVING: POLICIES AND SERVICES -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER 1: The Interface between Family Responsibility and State Responsibility in Caring for the Elderly in Israel -- CHAPTER 2: Consumer-Directed Services at Home for Older People in the United States -- CHAPTER 3: Residential Care: Informed Choices -- CHAPTER 4: New Demands on Education and Training for the Care of Old People: The Case of Israel -- SECTION 2: THE ART OF FAMILY CARE -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER 5: In Care and On Call: The Endangered System of Australian Family-Based Caregiving -- CHAPTER 6: The Challenges and Issues Confronting Family Caregivers to Elderly Cancer Patients -- CHAPTER 7: Letting Go and Holding On: Support for the Carer and Dementia Care in the Final Stage -- SECTION 3: THE ART OF LETTING GO -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER 8: Bioethics and End-of-Life Issues -- CHAPTER 9: End-of-Life Care in Israel -- CHAPTER 10: The Dying Patient: Israeli Attitudes and Proposals -- CHAPTER 11: Advance Directives -- CHAPTER 12: Resources, Autonomy, and Lack of Focus on the Common Good: End-of-Life Decision Making for Older Patients in the United States -- CHAPTER 13: Palliative Care for the Aged Community: An Australian Perspective -- Epilogue -- Glossary -- Coeditors and Contributors -- Index
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